Hallucinating constantly, she is at the mercy of her imaginary friendssome of whom are friendly, while others tell her to scream at strangers, jump out of buildings, and attack her baby brother. A childs descent into madness and her fathers struggle to. Michael schofield, author of january first, shares the progress made in treating his daughter janis schizophrenia. Jul 08, 2019 a passionate and inspirational account, january first is a fathers soulbearing memoir of the daily challenges and unwavering commitment to save his daughter from the edge of insanity while doing everything he can to keep his family together. The story of michael schofields daughter januarys descent into scizophrenia, and her familys struggle to save her, will fascinate and move listeners. January first is the extraordinary story of a fathers fight to save his child from an extremely severe case of mental illness in the face of overwhelming adversity.
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January first captures michael and his familys remarkable story in a narrative that forges new territory within books about mental illness. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Michael and susan thought their daughter, januarys, high energy levels and vivid imagination were the result of her high iq, but when she turned five her imaginary friends started to tell her to do bad things like hit her baby brother or throw herself out of windows. January first january first audiobook, by michael schofield. A childs descent into madness and her fathers struggle to save her, by michael schofield to the gadget or every computer unit in your workplace or house. Excerpt from january first by michael schofield the crown.
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